Designating, recording, and registering mechanism.



E. J. BRANDT; DESIGN ATING, RECORDING, AND REGISTERING MECHANISM. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24,1906.

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- E. 'J. BRANDT. DESIGNATING, RECORDING, AND REGISTERING MEUHANISM.

APPLIOATIOR FILED MAB.24,1906. I

Patente'd Nov. 23, 1909.

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E. J. BRANDT.

DESIGNATING, RECORDING, AND REGISTERING MECHANISM.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR.24, 1906.

941,005. Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

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EDWARD J. BRANDT, OF WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR 1'0 BRANDT CASHIER COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

DESIGNATING, RECORDING, AND REGISTERING MECHANISM.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. BRANDT, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Watertown, in the county of J efiierson and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Designating, Recording, and Registering Mechanism; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention has for-its object to provide for recording sales in a Inerchantile establishment, as well as to provide for automatic, registration of the sum total money value of the successively recorded 'sales, said inventionconsisting in what is herein shown, described and claimed as pertaining to a detachable implement comprising adjustable devices by which to indicate arbitrary designations and a machine in conjunction withthe implement to record the indicated designations or to register sum total money value of a succession of cash transactions or both, said implement being also referred to hereinafter as a designator, said implement and machine being analogous to what is disclosed in my application Serial No. 259,130, filed May 6, 1905, and renewed January 29,

- 1908, Serial No. 413,268; The aforesaid implement is also analogous to what is set forth in my application Serial No. 307,787, filed March 24, 1906. V a

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents a vertical longitudinal section view of a fragment of a preferred form of detachable implement or designator and a combined recording and registering machine in accordance with my invention, said View being indicated for the most part by line 11 in Fig. 2; Fig. 2, a plan view of the machine; Fig. 3, a horizontal section View of the same indicated by line 3-3, parts being broken away and a fragment of the designator shown in plan; Fig. 4, an end view of the aforesaid machine partly in transverse section; Fig. 5,,.a transverse section indicated by line 55 in Fig. 1; Fig. 6, a diagram illustrating the designator aforesaid having indicating -devices thereof adjusted out of normal position, and devices of the machine correspondinglyadjusted by means of said designator; Fig. 7,.a diagram illustrating a device of the machine adjusted by an indicating device of thedesignator and a perforating plunger carried Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 24,

Patented N ov; 23, 1909. 1906. Serial No. 307,788.

by the former device, actuated to effect a. record; Figs. 8, 9 and 10 partly sectional view of details of the machine, and Fig. 11, a plan view of a sales-ticket or record sheet.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A in dicates a tablet provided'with a series of longitudinal grooves in which slides B have their play, and the tablet. is shown as also preferably provided with a compartment 1) in which to place sales-tickets. Each slide is shown provided at one end with a fingernotch c to facilitate its adjustment, and the several slides are transversely kerfed at regular intervals longitudinally thereof for the engagementof catch-fingers d of a spring-plate G riveted or otherwise fastened to the tablet, and an arm 6 of this springplate opposes a thumb-extension f of a latchplate D in pivotal connection with said tablet and normally engaged with kerfs of all the slides, it requiring a tilt of the latchplate, against resistance of said arm of the spring-plate, in order that any one or all of said slides may be adjusted out of normal position or back to the same. The catchlingers ofthe spring-plate are such that each of thenrengages a kerf in a corresponding slide to hold said slide in any position of adjustment when the latch-plate is tilted out of kerfs of all of the several slides, there being-ready yield of said latch-fingers to adjustment of the respective slides. it is preferable to mark the spaces between kerfs of each slide with the Arabic numerals in as-' cending, order beginning with the cipher, and the slides themselves are in the order of units, tens, hundreds etc.,reading from right to left of the tablet when the same is held with the thumb-notches of said slides toward the operator. All the slides are of the same length and when in normal position they all project an equal distance from one end of the tablet in which they are adjustable. The tablet, slides and other devices in connection therewith constitute the portable implement or designator to which reference is hadlierein. An adjustment of one or more of the slides out of normal position is made to designate the total money value of a sale. For instance twelve dollars thirtythree cents is designated by an adjustment of the units, tens, hundreds and thousands slides to the positions shown in Fig. 6, the working endsofeach adjusted slide being as many stepsorspaces out of normal position as corresponds to the numeral thereon or space thereof next back of an upper crossstrip 1 of the tablet at the forward extremity of same. The adjustment of proper slides having been effected, the designator is ready to be fed to a machine that is herein shown and described as a combined register and recorder, but which'inay be either.

In practice there will be one machine that may be served by an indefinite number of dcsignators, one after the other, and a ticket, (single, duplicate, triplicate or otherwise) having the sale item or items marked thereon may accompany each designator to the gmachine to have the sum total money value of sale recorded thereon, or, the recording may be done on a strip or "sheet of suitable material, preferably paper, independent of the ticket or on both as may be most convenient or desirable.

The machine is herein shown as consisting of a frame comprising a base E and end standards F, G, in connection with the base. Spacers H are set on the base and a bed I, surmounting the spacers, has depending flanges lapping the longitudinaledges of said base. 'lhis bed is provided with a series of longitudinal counter-sunk grooves, and a single transverse groove intercepting the ones-aforesaid. The bottom of the transverse groove is punctured atits intersections with the longitudinal grooves to permit the passage of the depending pins of perforating-punches hereinafter more particularly specified, and set in a recess of the base, flush with the top of same, is a perforated die-plate J over a transverse aperture in said base, the perforations in this platebeing alined with those of the bed I aforesaid. Between the base E and bed I, a space is provided under the perforated dieplate J and this space is open at one side of the machine for the introduction of one or more sales-tickets or a sheet or strip in mating punches in conjunction with each of the slides K, and the spacing of same corresponds to that of the spacing of the slides 13 of the designator aforesaid, said slides and punches therewith or their equivalents being hereinafter referred to as indicator mechanisms. Each of the punches L is supported by and has travel on the shoulders of the alined with said transverse groove of the bed I and extremities of all the slides are normally alined at one end of the machine parallel to an aperture in the frame-standard F, which aperture is faced by a plate M having guide-openings therein for the slides B of the aforesaid designator, there being as many machine slides as there are designator slides and in the same arrangement with respect to units, tens etc. o

Depending from each slide K of the machine is a lug 2' to which is connected one end ofa cord 7' that engages a pulley in a vertical bottom recess of the standard F on an arbor on set in said standard, the other end of the cord being connected to a spiralspring a attached to the standard Gr under the base, A of the machine frame. The tension of the spring is such that the slide is automatically returned to normal position subsequently to movement of same to bring a digit-punch therewith into register with the transverse groove of said frame, the digit-punches of each slide being in ascending order from the cipher-punch that is normally positioned as aforesaid. Each slide is limited in its return movement, by the opposition of the frame-standardF to the lug i of said slide. y

Fast on the bed I aforesaid are parallel side standards N, and fulcrumed on studs of these standards are the ends of a lever-yoke O having an impact-bar P for the punches that are at any time 'alined with the transverse groove in said bed. A vertical rocker Q. is loose on the arbor m and its upper end is normally in the path of a lu p of the lever-yoke to ordinarily prevent downward throw of samebut a lug q of the rocker extends through an aperture in the plate M to be in the path of the tablet A' of the designator aforesaid when the slides B of said designator are engaged with the machine in opposition to extremities of the punch-carrying slides K of same. 'The movement of said tablet against the lug of the rocker results in clearance forthe lug of the lever-yoke, and the latter may then be swung down to cause the impact-bar P thereof to actuate the punches alin'ed over the transverse groove in the .bed I, the result being a perforating of a sale-ticket,

sheet or strip in the machine to make manent record of what has been previously indicated by the aforesaid designator, it being understood that machine-slides are propelled by designator-slides, adjusted out of normal position, in order to bring predetermined digit-punches into position to be impacted against an opposing ticket, sheet or strip to thereby obtain said record. The downward swing of the lever-yoke is against resistance of spiral -springs R connecting arms 0 of said yoke with collars 7 fast on extensions n of one of a series ofarbors constituting parts of the machine. A gravity catch-yoke S is in pivotal connection with vertical ears 6 of the bed I to engage with alined kerfs of the designatorslides B, and thereby prevent retraction of the designator itself until said yoke is lifted clear of said kerfs. The construction of the catch-bar u of the aforesaid yoke is such that it does not interfere with the insertion of said slides their full distance out of normal position into the machine. However there will be no retaining engagement of the catch-yoke with designator-slides, except some one or all of these slides be adjusted out of normal position.

Each slide K of the machine is provided with posts T notched at their upper ends for the engagement of the longitudinal bars of a grid U that is fastened at its ends, by screws or other suitable means, to the framestandards F, G, and said grid-bars are para perallel to the longitudinal grooves of the bed.

I and are over the same. East to the posts, in the upper end notches of same, parallel to the longitudinal grid-bars, with which they have sliding contact, are racks V, and said. posts are provided with detachable guard-fingers r that flank said grid-bars in sliding contact with the sides of same farthest from the racks. Each rack is engaged by a pinion W' loose on one of a series of arbors X fast in the side standards N, and a pawl w in spring-controlled pivotal connection with a side of each pinion engages a ten-tooth inner annular ratchet of an adjacent units register-wheel Y, said pinion being provided with a tappet m that engages, once in each revolution, with a tens-register-wheel Z loose on the arbor next the one on which the aforesaid pinion is centered. This tens-register-wheel is likewise provided with a tappet z that engages, once in each revolution, with a hundreds register-wheel Z loose on still another of the arbors aforesaid, and the register-mechanismactuated by each of-the racks V may be carried on indefinitely, there being an independent register that coacts with the movement of each slide K in the machine out of normal position a distance equal to the companion slide B of the' portable implement or designator aforesaid, and the arrangement of the reg any time.

. fied are for the most provided with longitudinal guidew'gys, and

dicating hundreds of cents on another arbor, Y

and so on up to the highest multiple of cents.

for which the register-mechanism is designed, in order to, facilitate the casting up of the total registration of the machine at In taking off the total amount registered, the amount indicated by the units register-wheel for cents is first noted, the unit of the sum indicated by the registerwheels for tens of cents next noted to the left of the previous notation and the tens of the sum (if such there be) carried over into the addition of the sum indicated by the re ister-wheels for hundreds of cents, the unlt of this sum noted to the left of that for tens of cents and so on until the sum indicated by the register-wheels for the highest 1111-- meral order of cents is noted in full to the left of the previous notations, the reading of all the notations being the grand total in cents, and decimally dollars and cents of the registration effected by the machine in cooperation with designators similar to that herein shown and described. The pawl engaging the ratchetof the units-wheel of each register prevents back movement of said wheel, and each of the several register Wheels is provided with outer concave notches alined with the numerals thereon. These notches are successively engaged by balls 2 supported on spiral-springs 2 under tension in sockets provided in the longitudinal bars of the grid aforesaid. For convenience and economy in manufacture of the machine, the grid-bars are bored, screw-tapped and plugged by screws 2 to form the sockets for the ballsupporting springs. By means of the en gagement of the balls with concave notches ofthe register-wheels, overrunning of said wheels is prevented without interference with their drive in the proper direction.

The several register wheels and rack engagmg pinions are held in proper position lengthwise of the several arbors between collars or other suitable stopsin rigid connection ,with said arbors.

The elements of the machine above specipart inclosed by a suitable casing preferably glazed over the reg-' ister-mechanism. v

It is within the scope of my invention to provide for, printing or embossing the records, and various changes of detail in the portable implement and machine above specified may be made without (lepa'rture' from said invention as regarding a broad interpretation of the same.

l. A machine comprising adjustable recording mechanisms; a. detachable tablet,

slides adjustable in the guidcwaysv extend beyond an end of the tablet and d termirie the adjustment of the mechanisms aforesaid when engaged with said machine.

A machine comprising register mechanisms; a detachable tablet provided with longitudinal guideways, and slides adjustable in the guideways to extend beyond an end of the tablet and determine the operation of the mechanisms aforesaid when'engaged with said machine.

3. A machine comprising adjustable recording mechanisms and registering mech anisms; a detachable tablet provided with longitudinal gnideways, and slides adjustable in the guideways to extend beyond an end of the tablet and determine an adjustment/of the recording mechanisms as well as the operation of the registering mechanisms when engaged with said machine.

41A detachable tablet provided'with lon- '.gitudinal guideways, slides adjustable in the guidcways to extend beyond an end of the tablet and indicate money value, and a machine comprising adjustable indicating mechanisms each of which has its adjustment determined by an adjusted slide engaged with said machine, and means cooperative with adjusted indicating mechanisms for recording values primarily indicated by means of said slides.

5. A detachable tablet provided with lon gitudinal guideways, slides adjustable in the guideways to extend beyond an end of the tablet as means for indicatingmoney value in varying amounts, and a machine comprising intermittently coactive register-mechanisms in position to be operated by adjusted slides engaged from time to time with said machine, whereby a total of a plurality'of values primarily indicated by means of said slides is obtained.

6. A detachable tablet provided with longitudinal guideways, slides adjustable in the guideways to extend beyond an end of the tablet as means for indicating money value in varying amounts, a machine comprising adjustable indicator mechanisms in position to have their adjustment determined by adjusted slides engaged with said machine, means cooperative with adjusted indicator mechanisms for recording values primarily indicated by means of said implement, and register mechanisms operative in conjunction with the adjustment ofsaid indicator mechanisms to total a plurality of values primarily indicated by said slides;

7. A detachable tabletprovided with longitudinal guideways, slides adjustable in the gnideways beyond an end of the tablet, and a machine comprising recording devices in movable series arranged to be adjusted by adjusted slides engaged with said machine, and means for lmpactmg ahned recording devices of the several series.

8. A detachable tablet provided with longitudinal guideways, slides adjustable in the guideways beyond an end of the tablet. and a machine comprising register mechanisms as well as recording devices in movable series arranged to be adjusted by adjusted slides engaged with said machine, and means for impacting alined recording devices of the several series.

A machine comprising recording devices in movable series automati :ally retractive, a detachable tablet having longitudinal guideways and slides adjustable in the guideways beyond an end of the tablet to determine adjustment of the recording devices aforesaid when engaged with the machine.

10. A machine comprising automatically retractive slides. a series of similarly retractive punches ot' denominations in ascending order from naught to nine inclusive. 'arried by each slide; and means for impacting alined punches of all the slides; and a detachable implement comprising adjustablc slides by which to determine adjustment of the slides aforesaid when engaged with said machir e.

11. A machine comprising automatically retractive slides, means for holding the slides in adjusted position without interference with adjustment, aseries of similarly retractive punches of denominations in ascending order from naught to nine inclusive carried by each slide, lever-mechanism for impacting alined punches of all the slides, and a movable stop for preventing indiscriminate action of the lever-mechanism3 in combination with a detachable implement comprising adjustable slides by which to trip said stop and determine adjustment of the slides aforesaid when engaged with said machine. I

12. A machine comprising a base, a bed spaced over the base, and having a series of longitudinal grooves and a transverse groove intersecting the longitudinal ones the t'ansverse groove being apertured through its bottom at the intersections, automatically retractive slides engaging the longitudinal bed-grooves, similarly retractive punch-es of denominations in ascending order from naught to nine inclusive carried by each slide tor separate registration with the transverse groove in said bed, and means for impacting alined punches of all the slides to depress the same through said transverse groove; in combination with a detachable implement comprising adjustable slides by which to determine adjustment of the slides aforesaid when engaged with said machine.

13. A machine having a base provided with a die-plate, a bed spaced over the base and having a series of longitudinal grooves and a transverse groove intersecting those aforesaid, the bottom of this transverse groove being apertured at the intersections over the die-plate, automatically retractive slides engagin the longitudinal bed grooves, similarly retractive punches of denominations in ascending order from naught to nine inclusive carried by each slide for separate registration with the t'ansverse bed-groove, and means for depressing alined punches; in combination with a detachable implement. comprisin adjustable slides by which to determine adjustment of the slides aforesaid when engaged with said machine.

14. A machine comprising a base provided with perforations, a bed spaced over the base and having a series of countersunk longitudinal grooves and a transverse groove intersecting those aforesaid, the bottom of this transverse'groove being perforated at the intersections over the base-perforations in match with same, automatically retractive slides engaging the longitudinal bed-grooves, similarly retractive punches carried by the slides and normally supported on shoulders of said longitudinal bed grooves but separably re istrable with the transverse bed-groove an each having depending perforating pins in outline of a numeral registrable with perforations of the bed and base, and means for depressing punches alined over said transverse bedgroove; in combinati with a detachable implement comprisin adjustable slides by which to determine adjustment of the slides aforesaid when engaged with said machine.

15. A machine comprising a bed provided with longitudinal grooves and a transverse groove intersecting the grooves aforesaid, this transverse groove being apertured through its bottom at the intersections, slides engaging the longitudinal bedgrooves, a series of automatically retractivc punches ofdenominations from naught to nine inclusive carried by each slide for separate registration with the transverse bed groove, means for impacting alined punches of all the slides, a rack in connection with each slide, a pinion arranged to engage the rack and a primary register-wheel in connection with the pinion to rotate therewith in but one direction, in-combination with a detachable implement comprising adjustable slides by which to determine adjustment of the slides aforesaid when engaged with said machine.

16. A machine comprising a grid having longitudinal bars as parts of same, slidable racks supported by the grid parallel to its longitudinal bars, a pinion engaging each rack, a primary register-wheel in connection with the pinion to rotate therewith in but one direction, and a slide connected to each rack; in combinationwith a detachable tablet provided with longitudinal guideways and slides adjustable therein to extend beyond one end of the tablet itself for engagement with the machine to determine adjustment of its connected slides and racks.

17. A machine comprising a"grid, racks supported by the grid parallel to longitudinal bars of same, a pinion engaging each rack, independent trains of register-wheels having the primary wheel of each in contate therewith in but one direction, balls having spring-support in sockets with which said grid-bars are provided to engage recurring concave notches in the registerwheels, and a slide connected to each rack; in combination with a portable implement comprising adjustable slides by which to determine adjustment of the slides aforesaid when engaged with said machine.

-18. A machine having a series of independent registermechanisms comprising wheels soarranged that those indicating tens in the several mechanisms are on the same arbor, those indicating hundreds on another arbor and so on up to the highest multiple of the unit ;-and a detachable implement comprising devices corresponding to said mechanisms and each adjustable to determine. an operation of the relative register mechanism.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Chicago in the county of (ook and State of Illinois in the j presence of two witnesses.

' EDW'ARD J. BRANDT.

\Vitnesses:

SAMUEL N. POND,

FREDERICK C. GOODWIN.

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